Are you a Realist?

Imagine Jimi Hendrix singing that title as you read Paul Romer's piece in which he argues you're a fundamentalist if you oppose the Paulson Plan, but a realist if you support it. Are you going to take that? Are you going to let him say that to you? Seriously, though, I suspect that his argument does apply to about 80-85% of the critics for whom opposition is rooted in ideology. Still, thems are fighting words, so get mad at them thar beans!